Avila Beach vs Blacklake

A side-by-side comparison of Avila Beach and Blacklake: population, income, housing, and more.

Avila Beach and Blacklake are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Avila Beach has the higher population (1,365 vs 1,122 in Blacklake). Avila Beach has the higher median household income ($185,363 vs $99,191 in Blacklake). Avila Beach has the higher median home value ($1,247,300 vs $821,600 in Blacklake).

Population, income & housing

	Avila Beach	Blacklake
Population	1,365	1,122
Median age	59.7 yrs	69.3 yrs
Median household income	$185,363	$99,191
Median home value	$1,247,300	$821,600
Median gross rent	$2,177	$3,203
Housing units	923	677
Homeownership rate	83.4%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	79.7%	56.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avila Beach	Blacklake
Population	1,311 → 1,365 (+4.1%)	850 → 1,122 (+32.0%)
Median household income	$80,281 → $185,363 (+130.9%)	$83,203 → $99,191 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$1,034,500 → $1,247,300 (+20.6%)	$788,700 → $821,600 (+4.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,507 → $2,177 (+44.5%)	$2,388 → $3,203 (+34.1%)

Avila Beach

Population

1,3111,365

Median household income

$80,281$185,363

Median home value

$1,034,500$1,247,300

Median gross rent

$1,507$2,177

Blacklake

Population

8501,122

Median household income

$83,203$99,191

Median home value

$788,700$821,600

Median gross rent

$2,388$3,203

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avila Beach	Blacklake
Under 5	1.7%	6.2%
5 to 17	0.9%	2.8%
18 to 24	13.9%	7.6%
25 to 34	3.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	2.1%	7.8%
45 to 54	2.0%	3.3%
55 to 64	38.3%	14.3%
65 to 74	22.1%	35.0%
75 and over	15.3%	23.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avila Beach	Blacklake
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	94.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avila Beach	Blacklake
No high school diploma	2.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	7.7%	9.2%
Some college or associate's	10.2%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	41.6%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	38.2%	28.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avila Beach	Blacklake
Drove alone	40.9%	62.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.3%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	50.8%	32.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avila Beach	Blacklake
1-unit, detached	63.7%	98.1%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Avila Beach	Blacklake
Poverty rate	9.3%	0.7%
Average household size	2.12	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	13	18
Median year structure built	1999	1996